Title | Lawn Bowls Champions Secrets | ||
Author | Brian Leonard Golightly Marshall | ||
Publisher | Lulu.com, Morrisville, N Carolina, USA | ||
First published | 2008 | ||
ISBN | 1409216020 | ||
Edition reviewed | 1st | ||
Hardback/softback | Softback | ||
List price | £19.51 | ||
Cover size(cm) (height x width) |
27.9 x 21.2 | ||
Number of pages | 72 | ||
Number of pages with | Coloured photos | Black & white photos | Line drawings |
25 | None | 33 | |
Synopsis | For anyone interested, you can download a free copy of the book here, but you'll note that the title on the cover reads 'Golf - The Secret' which provides a clue as to the questionable professionalism and integrity promulgated by this author. Although I'm adding details of this self-published book to my site for the sake of completeness, I will definitely not be purchasing a hard copy for my library for the reasons that follow.
The author contends that the sportsperson who is aware of the significance of the Coriolis Effect* upon a moving object, be it a ball, an athlete or even a huge yacht, will improve his or her performance by several percent and achieve championship levels. I don't profess to understand the physics of the Coriolis Effect, but even if there's some substance to his argument, misleading and dubious claims surrounding his publication lead me to question his motivation for writing it. For example:
*The Coriolis Effect: the apparent acceleration of a moving body on or near the Earth as a result of the Earth's rotation |